Wages by Occupation in Worcester, MA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Worcester, MA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 349,880 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $57,830 for all occupations combined. 481 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Worcester, MA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

39.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 102.5 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 113.0; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 62,850 residents (7.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,901; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.6% in 2025, with a labor force of about 476,584 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

45.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.5), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$40,157	$32,485
High school graduate	$46,734	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$54,175	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$75,301	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$95,279	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	26.3% (±1.8)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.1% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.2% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3% (±0.4)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	9.3% (±1.9)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.7% (±0.7)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	5.2% (±0.6)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7% (±0.3)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.3%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.8%	10.0%
Business	18.3%	20.1%
Education	10.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.4%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	3,090	$94,070	$100,010	8.82	0.95
Actuaries	80	$123,170	$125,690	0.24	1.39
Administrative Services Managers	680	$106,150	$116,770	1.96	1.15
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	150	$90,550	$81,490	0.42	1.77
Advertising Sales Agents	50	$67,670	$74,570	0.15	0.25
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	—	$38,180	$40,110	—	—
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	560	$33,680	$35,100	1.60	0.63
Animal Caretakers	660	$37,590	$42,160	1.88	1.10
Animal Control Workers	40	$55,410	$57,030	0.11	1.45
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	—	$104,970	$107,450	—	—
Architectural and Civil Drafters	160	$72,310	$73,120	0.45	0.67
Architectural and Engineering Managers	630	$179,150	$188,710	1.80	1.27
Art Directors	100	$131,240	$133,850	0.28	0.82
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	300	$81,670	$101,690	0.85	1.41
Athletic Trainers	60	$61,020	$65,770	0.17	0.85
Audio and Video Technicians	150	$63,620	$69,270	0.42	0.92
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	—	$55,760	$58,800	—	—
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	390	$58,080	$56,370	1.12	1.17
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,720	$54,330	$56,400	4.92	1.09
Bakers	610	$37,420	$39,810	1.75	1.15
Bartenders	1,830	$35,950	$41,400	5.23	1.08
Bill and Account Collectors	170	$57,570	$55,850	0.50	0.49
Billing and Posting Clerks	550	$54,480	$55,070	1.57	0.60
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,060	$125,420	$134,870	3.02	13.90
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	340	$104,060	$113,980	0.97	6.43
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	340	$96,660	$103,550	0.96	2.98
Biological Scientists, All Other	150	$96,550	$106,480	0.43	1.20
Biological Technicians	740	$69,730	$68,590	2.11	4.71
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,780	$56,350	$56,700	7.95	0.90
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	140	$76,930	$87,000	0.40	1.19
Broadcast Technicians	30	$49,890	$55,450	0.09	0.64
Brokerage Clerks	—	$60,950	$66,350	—	—
Budget Analysts	60	$87,210	$88,800	0.18	0.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	660	$71,780	$72,790	1.90	1.02
Bus Drivers, School	1,270	$65,640	$59,320	3.62	1.40
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	180	$60,470	$59,210	0.53	0.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,230	$77,340	$82,730	3.52	0.50
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	360	$102,110	$111,090	1.04	1.97
Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	$46,720	$47,750	0.38	0.43
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,090	$78,690	$84,760	3.11	0.98
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	300	$54,780	$56,150	0.86	1.74
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	50	$61,450	$65,320	0.13	1.24
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	30	$59,760	$74,070	0.10	0.70
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	120	$98,950	$91,010	0.35	0.86
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$96,840	$90,510	0.52	0.71
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	410	$95,780	$91,670	1.18	1.65
Carpenters	1,590	$73,010	$74,020	4.55	1.06
Cashiers	6,930	$34,770	$35,460	19.80	1.00
Chefs and Head Cooks	560	$64,620	$67,080	1.60	1.24
Chemical Engineers	260	$104,060	$114,600	0.74	5.50
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	700	$50,460	$54,640	2.01	2.24
Chemical Plant and System Operators	90	$88,510	$89,040	0.24	2.29
Chemical Technicians	320	$63,480	$66,140	0.90	2.44
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$93,410	$102,070	0.25	1.91
Chemists	370	$100,720	$110,690	1.04	1.96
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,170	$70,900	$72,740	3.35	1.33
Childcare Workers	1,230	$39,300	$40,470	3.53	1.06
Chiropractors	70	$78,730	$92,160	0.19	0.75
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$76,440	$73,040	0.09	0.21
Civil Engineers	600	$101,770	$108,770	1.73	0.73
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	710	$80,560	$86,770	2.02	0.97
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	520	$36,730	$40,020	1.50	0.61
Clergy	100	$72,300	$73,170	0.28	0.75
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	350	$112,060	$122,410	1.00	2.04
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	950	$77,240	$73,980	2.72	1.27
Coaches and Scouts	510	$51,260	$64,270	1.45	0.91
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	560	$48,380	$51,380	1.60	1.57
Commercial and Industrial Designers	90	$93,680	$94,330	0.25	1.15
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$95,980	$93,770	0.16	0.83
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	110	$55,000	$56,890	0.33	0.47
Community Health Workers	380	$53,620	$53,050	1.08	2.72
Compensation and Benefits Managers	40	$160,990	$165,830	0.11	0.72
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	230	$85,660	$92,670	0.66	0.91
Compliance Officers	830	$91,730	$95,560	2.38	0.89
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$193,890	$193,710	3.29	0.76
Computer Hardware Engineers	140	$142,780	$158,400	0.40	0.81
Computer Network Architects	350	$130,060	$137,930	1.01	0.88
Computer Network Support Specialists	130	$83,790	$86,980	0.36	0.39
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	490	$58,740	$57,400	1.40	1.29
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	70	$78,710	$75,650	0.21	1.15
Computer Occupations, All Other	410	$104,140	$102,260	1.18	0.42
Computer Programmers	90	$119,010	$120,170	0.26	0.44
Computer Systems Analysts	910	$119,260	$117,840	2.59	0.78
Computer User Support Specialists	1,150	$62,280	$67,490	3.29	0.71
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	150	$48,870	$50,510	0.44	1.04
Concierges	100	$37,790	$42,730	0.28	0.87
Conservation Scientists	50	$77,620	$81,840	0.13	0.80
Construction and Building Inspectors	540	$80,650	$83,180	1.54	1.63
Construction Laborers	1,650	$61,410	$69,030	4.70	0.67
Construction Managers	880	$140,570	$150,860	2.51	1.03
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	200	$94,900	$90,790	0.57	1.85
Cooks, Fast Food	—	$36,770	$38,120	—	—
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	690	$46,780	$46,920	1.96	0.69
Cooks, Restaurant	2,490	$44,250	$43,960	7.13	0.79
Cooks, Short Order	340	$40,780	$40,750	0.98	1.10
Correctional Officers and Jailers	640	$91,980	$88,420	1.84	0.75
Cost Estimators	550	$92,570	$94,700	1.58	1.09
Counter and Rental Clerks	830	$42,840	$46,220	2.37	0.92
Couriers and Messengers	190	$41,420	$42,120	0.55	1.24
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	540	$59,260	$62,680	1.54	1.33
Crane and Tower Operators	110	$122,260	$109,460	0.32	1.16
Credit Analysts	120	$76,230	$81,240	0.33	0.80
Credit Counselors	60	$60,680	$62,930	0.17	0.97
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$62,780	$72,500	0.18	2.12
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	120	$37,690	$38,710	0.36	0.59
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$51,320	$51,420	0.20	1.18
Curators	30	$78,450	$84,290	0.09	1.15
Customer Service Representatives	4,740	$47,540	$50,020	13.55	0.81
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	$43,790	$43,740	0.84	2.89
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	530	$44,800	$49,500	1.52	1.38
Data Entry Keyers	150	$46,040	$46,370	0.44	0.53
Data Scientists	490	$123,640	$122,260	1.39	0.83
Database Administrators	130	$103,620	$109,630	0.38	0.84
Database Architects	170	$150,940	$148,570	0.49	1.13
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	40	$38,700	$43,940	0.12	0.29
Dental Assistants	880	$50,720	$54,070	2.52	1.01
Dental Hygienists	790	$100,460	$100,180	2.27	1.58
Dental Laboratory Technicians	40	$63,730	$69,250	0.11	0.50
Dentists, General	320	$202,110	$239,870	0.92	1.15
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	80	$89,270	$104,540	0.23	0.31
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	290	$104,150	$109,410	0.83	1.43
Dietetic Technicians	90	$43,190	$42,220	0.27	1.32
Dietitians and Nutritionists	350	$74,320	$79,000	1.00	2.00
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	870	$35,870	$37,750	2.50	0.72
Dishwashers	1,180	$36,660	$36,800	3.38	1.10
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	450	$56,430	$60,620	1.29	0.99
Driver/Sales Workers	450	$44,490	$46,810	1.29	0.49
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	120	$80,280	$73,590	0.33	0.62
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$110,680	$120,140	0.12	1.58
Economists	50	$99,990	$99,860	0.14	1.23
Editors	100	$73,950	$81,670	0.30	0.50
Education Administrators, All Other	80	$89,200	$98,510	0.22	0.61
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	1,270	$120,480	$121,580	3.63	1.72
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	800	$104,910	$125,810	2.28	1.96
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	220	$70,560	$72,240	0.64	1.36
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$77,240	$82,820	0.42	1.09
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	170	$40,610	$46,070	0.49	0.64
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	1,170	$78,040	$81,180	3.35	1.48
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	320	$75,530	$76,050	0.92	1.51
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	70	$98,610	$95,840	0.20	1.71
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	100	$79,820	$78,250	0.29	0.70
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	90	$106,680	$110,440	0.27	2.02
Electrical Engineers	480	$129,720	$127,780	1.38	1.08
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	380	$116,460	$112,370	1.07	1.28
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	1,180	$47,390	$49,440	3.37	2.12
Electricians	1,580	$75,510	$73,170	4.50	0.93
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	50	$60,660	$65,470	0.14	1.37
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	60	$49,030	$46,080	0.16	2.90
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	250	$106,800	$120,050	0.72	1.15
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,850	$82,810	$83,680	11.00	1.23
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	100	$49,660	$53,540	0.28	0.28
Emergency Management Directors	30	$133,690	$128,720	0.09	1.06
Emergency Medical Technicians	440	$50,560	$50,250	1.26	1.09
Emergency Medicine Physicians	170	$319,420	$335,780	0.48	2.26
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	110	$46,160	$53,880	0.32	1.48
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	240	$63,270	$65,410	0.68	1.76
Engineers, All Other	190	$108,220	$113,140	0.54	0.54
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$80,170	$86,640	0.80	2.15
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	80	$76,210	$80,490	0.23	0.95
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$77,180	$71,480	0.12	1.58
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	60	$58,410	$58,100	0.18	0.82
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$81,040	$102,270	0.10	2.27
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	200	$103,730	$106,140	0.58	1.02
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	60	$73,780	$74,710	0.17	0.75
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,310	$75,350	$77,120	3.75	1.27
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	730	$59,800	$66,080	2.08	1.00
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	270	$50,660	$52,670	0.77	1.97
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$48,860	$48,980	0.24	0.65
Facilities Managers	520	$108,820	$122,270	1.48	1.47
Family Medicine Physicians	230	$229,710	$248,340	0.67	0.97
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	190	$37,210	$40,350	0.54	0.32
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	40	$36,290	$41,550	0.10	0.49
Fast Food and Counter Workers	8,800	$34,610	$35,020	25.15	1.01
File Clerks	60	$45,160	$45,450	0.17	0.37
Financial and Investment Analysts	460	$98,960	$110,540	1.33	0.57
Financial Managers	1,560	$170,940	$190,260	4.46	0.82
Financial Risk Specialists	50	$92,670	$102,990	0.14	0.34
Financial Specialists, All Other	100	$75,880	$85,500	0.28	0.34
Firefighters	1,360	$66,310	$66,380	3.89	1.75
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,880	$94,570	$95,130	5.39	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	250	$55,020	$57,790	0.72	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	110	$58,890	$64,480	0.31	1.70
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	290	$100,530	$97,860	0.83	1.31
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,290	$45,500	$51,200	6.54	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	360	$59,630	$57,970	1.03	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	310	$67,090	$69,170	0.89	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,230	$84,240	$88,320	3.51	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	450	$99,860	$110,520	1.30	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3,380	$73,130	$75,600	9.67	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	170	$57,760	$59,470	0.49	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	760	$87,950	$95,220	2.17	2.18
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,930	$78,150	$81,080	5.52	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,240	$54,920	$57,400	6.41	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	90	$60,430	$63,490	0.27	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,230	$64,450	$69,040	3.53	0.88
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	130	$70,340	$76,640	0.36	2.39
Floral Designers	70	$44,400	$45,620	0.20	0.79
Food Batchmakers	480	$31,200	$34,070	1.38	1.23
Food Preparation Workers	1,390	$36,550	$38,700	3.96	0.69
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	750	$35,790	$37,040	2.14	1.13
Food Service Managers	340	$83,570	$85,600	0.97	0.63
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$83,490	$90,680	0.20	1.54
Fundraisers	450	$59,420	$69,810	1.29	1.81
Fundraising Managers	170	$134,020	$139,560	0.49	1.95
General and Operations Managers	7,910	$111,900	$135,930	22.61	1.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians	180	$369,930	$305,900	0.53	1.22
Glaziers	90	$78,820	$82,120	0.26	0.68
Graphic Designers	310	$66,810	$71,700	0.89	0.70
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	$46,210	$48,480	0.90	2.08
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	640	$36,430	$49,580	1.84	0.94
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	320	$47,250	$50,100	0.91	2.73
Health Education Specialists	160	$59,290	$71,210	0.45	1.07
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	60	$84,430	$88,190	0.18	0.74
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,690	$106,520	$137,040	4.84	3.40
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	370	$58,190	$61,510	1.04	0.89
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	30	$80,820	$98,910	0.09	0.39
Healthcare Social Workers	850	$74,520	$74,320	2.42	2.01
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	210	$46,680	$51,890	0.59	0.83
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$61,050	$60,080	0.09	1.00
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	800	$73,800	$73,430	2.27	0.86
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,470	$61,610	$62,060	12.77	0.96
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	60	$52,500	$59,000	0.17	1.86
Helpers--Carpenters	50	$44,470	$42,650	0.15	1.06
Helpers--Electricians	50	$41,580	$46,130	0.14	0.34
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	240	$37,550	$39,700	0.70	1.14
Helpers--Production Workers	270	$43,680	$44,200	0.78	0.73
Highway Maintenance Workers	410	$52,020	$56,770	1.16	1.17
History Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$89,380	$92,920	0.21	1.72
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	14,720	$40,870	$42,620	42.06	1.52
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	970	$33,620	$34,840	2.78	1.00
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	120	$49,850	$51,910	0.34	0.59
Human Resources Managers	460	$160,470	$174,440	1.32	0.93
Human Resources Specialists	2,050	$77,290	$86,180	5.85	1.00
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	300	$66,670	$67,960	0.87	1.78
Industrial Engineers	1,240	$107,020	$112,110	3.53	1.50
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	770	$72,960	$72,020	2.21	0.78
Industrial Production Managers	590	$138,430	$150,650	1.70	1.07
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,080	$45,860	$45,630	3.08	0.62
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	300	$32,300	$38,050	0.87	1.00
Information Security Analysts	270	$128,630	$136,110	0.77	0.63
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,510	$49,660	$51,500	4.32	1.12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	110	$62,760	$64,050	0.32	0.28
Instructional Coordinators	630	$91,990	$86,500	1.80	1.23
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	160	$81,880	$80,980	0.45	6.02
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	820	$51,400	$54,310	2.33	1.69
Insurance Sales Agents	970	$76,200	$99,520	2.76	0.90
Insurance Underwriters	310	$98,000	$102,310	0.89	1.31
Interior Designers	110	$62,180	$73,840	0.30	0.66
Interpreters and Translators	240	$72,750	$71,100	0.68	2.03
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	280	$46,730	$51,160	0.79	0.83
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,610	$41,030	$42,990	13.17	0.93
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	30	$49,490	$53,460	0.09	0.64
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	200	$89,770	$84,870	0.56	0.80
Labor Relations Specialists	140	$112,230	$111,130	0.39	0.93
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,950	$44,080	$44,740	11.28	0.59
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,170	$47,980	$49,600	6.21	1.01
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$52,440	$53,450	0.23	2.14
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	330	$36,480	$37,160	0.94	0.74
Lawyers	1,210	$129,400	$152,380	3.44	0.71
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	260	$61,730	$60,830	0.74	0.73
Legal Support Workers, All Other	60	$76,070	$88,350	0.18	0.59
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	490	$75,160	$75,390	1.39	1.62
Library Assistants, Clerical	330	$38,740	$40,870	0.94	1.71
Library Technicians	220	$47,560	$47,000	0.63	1.43
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,030	$79,060	$78,610	5.79	1.39
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	300	$36,010	$35,950	0.85	0.83
Light Truck Drivers	3,050	$46,750	$47,670	8.71	1.38
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	180	$51,700	$53,970	0.51	0.48
Loan Officers	320	$94,220	$108,220	0.92	0.52
Lodging Managers	40	$93,720	$102,520	0.11	0.39
Logisticians	310	$98,390	$103,520	0.90	0.56
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	180	$43,720	$42,340	0.53	1.94
Machinists	930	$64,480	$66,090	2.67	1.45
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	180	$104,940	$108,170	0.51	1.84
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,250	$37,350	$39,140	3.56	0.64
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	80	$46,290	$47,070	0.24	0.68
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,760	$55,160	$56,570	7.90	0.80
Management Analysts	1,040	$122,180	$125,770	2.97	0.51
Managers, All Other	570	$164,730	$175,480	1.62	0.40
Manicurists and Pedicurists	380	$34,680	$37,400	1.08	1.09
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,030	$90,300	$96,080	5.80	1.00
Marketing Managers	590	$199,280	$193,510	1.69	0.67
Marriage and Family Therapists	80	$62,490	$70,110	0.22	0.52
Massage Therapists	250	$49,600	$56,390	0.70	1.11
Materials Engineers	220	$114,100	$116,390	0.62	4.27
Materials Scientists	80	$151,070	$150,530	0.24	4.34
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$84,140	$92,570	0.52	1.70
Mechanical Drafters	100	$66,980	$69,350	0.28	1.08
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	120	$72,650	$71,810	0.34	1.48
Mechanical Engineers	660	$109,250	$114,130	1.88	0.98
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,770	$125,890	$148,960	5.06	1.32
Medical Assistants	1,770	$47,240	$49,490	5.05	0.96
Medical Equipment Preparers	200	$57,760	$56,130	0.57	1.14
Medical Equipment Repairers	150	$59,390	$67,690	0.43	1.01
Medical Records Specialists	330	$51,050	$55,490	0.94	0.75
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	620	$105,310	$121,930	1.78	1.61
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2,860	$47,290	$49,710	8.17	1.32
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	300	$64,910	$73,570	0.86	0.93
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	960	$60,480	$65,020	2.74	3.21
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	330	$48,560	$48,080	0.93	0.88
Meter Readers, Utilities	50	$48,740	$59,550	0.14	1.10
Microbiologists	90	$115,660	$113,530	0.27	2.19
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,990	$82,380	$83,820	5.68	1.42
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$49,740	$51,410	0.15	1.90
Millwrights	—	$72,840	$72,520	—	—
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,620	$44,820	$44,780	4.63	0.51
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	90	$70,380	$66,400	0.26	1.43
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	320	$78,880	$80,160	0.93	0.82
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	220	$54,920	$54,760	0.62	2.92
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,040	$37,370	$42,010	2.97	3.07
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	240	$50,050	$54,100	0.68	0.85
Museum Technicians and Conservators	30	$47,510	$57,280	0.10	1.20
Natural Sciences Managers	490	$212,600	$231,760	1.39	1.98
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	540	$100,790	$105,860	1.56	0.77
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	30	$40,190	$45,600	0.09	0.35
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	40	$111,400	$112,450	0.12	1.13
Nurse Practitioners	840	$135,120	$146,500	2.40	1.16
Nursing Assistants	5,250	$45,710	$46,630	15.01	1.61
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	330	$90,090	$95,230	0.95	1.90
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	60	$336,350	$287,800	0.17	1.28
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	300	$99,150	$101,280	0.85	0.94
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	60	$58,220	$61,730	0.18	0.90
Occupational Therapists	790	$98,300	$96,420	2.27	2.17
Occupational Therapy Assistants	180	$76,570	$69,570	0.53	1.60
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	30	$37,350	$42,160	0.09	0.08
Office Clerks, General	4,920	$46,940	$49,070	14.06	0.89
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	30	$45,060	$48,400	0.09	0.55
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,230	$77,050	$83,980	3.50	1.14
Operations Research Analysts	200	$87,420	$96,010	0.58	0.83
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	210	$49,610	$52,070	0.61	1.33
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	30	$387,810	$318,960	0.10	1.69
Opticians, Dispensing	160	$67,630	$67,850	0.45	0.96
Optometrists	90	$149,600	$147,800	0.25	0.92
Order Clerks	100	$47,900	$51,590	0.28	0.57
Orderlies	180	$36,050	$40,770	0.52	1.54
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	60	$391,930	$368,390	0.18	2.02
Orthotists and Prosthetists	30	$84,930	$90,560	0.09	1.51
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	80	$59,960	$59,550	0.23	1.00
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	630	$39,170	$40,880	1.80	0.74
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,970	$33,350	$35,330	5.62	1.56
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	300	$54,240	$57,930	0.86	0.60
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	600	$47,200	$49,140	1.72	2.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	480	$70,990	$70,240	1.37	0.54
Paramedics	260	$64,400	$66,650	0.73	1.13
Parking Attendants	150	$36,240	$37,890	0.43	0.48
Parts Salespersons	680	$40,360	$47,390	1.96	1.13
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	260	$60,080	$61,650	0.75	0.77
Pediatricians, General	200	$213,200	$206,850	0.57	2.25
Personal Financial Advisors	—	$120,400	$156,230	—	—
Pharmacists	760	$132,930	$129,160	2.16	1.05
Pharmacy Aides	50	$36,840	$37,370	0.15	0.58
Pharmacy Technicians	1,160	$46,010	$50,180	3.31	1.09
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$83,000	$92,200	0.19	1.42
Phlebotomists	270	$48,110	$49,450	0.77	0.84
Photographers	60	$50,170	$61,620	0.18	0.54
Physical Therapist Aides	90	$38,710	$39,770	0.26	0.85
Physical Therapist Assistants	310	$76,900	$74,220	0.90	1.24
Physical Therapists	750	$103,790	$105,880	2.15	1.25
Physician Assistants	470	$152,860	$149,490	1.35	1.29
Physicians, All Other	—	$304,380	$272,290	—	—
Physicists	40	$153,990	$166,280	0.12	0.92
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$101,620	$100,640	0.18	2.12
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,370	$82,260	$84,660	3.92	1.31
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	2,000	$80,210	$81,900	5.72	1.33
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$101,990	$103,610	0.28	2.56
Postal Service Clerks	270	$64,290	$64,820	0.76	1.61
Postal Service Mail Carriers	850	$62,070	$63,330	2.43	1.15
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	370	$58,470	$61,650	1.05	1.55
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	60	$96,420	$97,330	0.18	2.00
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	380	$83,820	$90,110	1.09	1.13
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	150	$102,330	$114,070	0.42	7.59
Power Plant Operators	70	$101,420	$95,390	0.21	1.09
Prepress Technicians and Workers	50	$47,890	$50,790	0.14	0.93
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,650	$44,460	$47,690	4.72	1.53
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	40	$34,530	$35,550	0.12	0.71
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	60	$48,820	$48,670	0.16	0.74
Printing Press Operators	210	$53,210	$54,780	0.59	0.64
Private Detectives and Investigators	30	$42,720	$51,110	0.09	0.40
Procurement Clerks	30	$56,640	$57,250	0.09	0.24
Producers and Directors	130	$69,270	$86,010	0.38	0.42
Production Workers, All Other	360	$45,980	$43,450	1.03	0.64
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	740	$58,720	$60,590	2.12	0.84
Project Management Specialists	1,400	$100,290	$109,430	4.01	0.59
Property Appraisers and Assessors	110	$82,100	$85,470	0.32	0.87
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	310	$93,630	$101,580	0.89	0.45
Protective Service Workers, All Other	50	$46,590	$50,370	0.14	0.28
Psychiatric Technicians	960	$49,890	$50,160	2.75	2.72
Psychiatrists	110	$244,190	$244,030	0.31	1.70
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$86,300	$100,170	0.75	2.80
Public Relations Managers	130	$156,850	$162,110	0.38	0.78
Public Relations Specialists	420	$75,610	$82,130	1.20	0.66
Public Safety Telecommunicators	510	$58,850	$60,320	1.45	2.19
Purchasing Managers	130	$157,810	$159,420	0.38	0.70
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	610	$103,090	$100,730	1.75	1.18
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,940	$41,720	$42,390	5.55	0.95
Recreation Workers	1,010	$37,950	$39,990	2.87	1.35
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	40	$61,460	$58,620	0.13	1.12
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	160	$46,740	$50,660	0.47	0.49
Registered Nurses	10,070	$100,240	$113,910	28.77	1.32
Rehabilitation Counselors	850	$54,270	$64,550	2.42	3.97
Residential Advisors	700	$47,010	$48,730	2.01	3.69
Respiratory Therapists	250	$98,120	$97,690	0.71	0.80
Retail Salespersons	8,830	$36,220	$39,170	25.23	1.01
Roofers	350	$105,270	$85,350	1.00	1.15
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	70	$44,230	$54,260	0.20	0.34
Sales Engineers	320	$125,800	$124,700	0.90	2.71
Sales Managers	950	$162,810	$184,080	2.71	0.66
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,180	$77,380	$86,750	6.23	0.77
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2,510	$80,400	$93,760	7.18	0.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	930	$110,000	$115,630	2.66	1.45
School Bus Monitors	330	$40,130	$39,060	0.94	1.86
School Psychologists	480	$93,090	$94,940	1.38	3.35
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3,640	$87,050	$85,250	10.41	1.52
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,550	$52,450	$54,320	10.16	0.93
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	670	$75,320	$87,580	1.91	0.61
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	—	$80,480	$79,520	—	—
Security Guards	1,660	$38,430	$41,290	4.75	0.58
Self-Enrichment Teachers	1,170	$47,330	$56,700	3.35	1.57
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$48,890	$52,770	0.19	0.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	150	$49,670	$55,970	0.42	2.16
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$39,350	$40,840	0.11	0.17
Sheet Metal Workers	290	$77,820	$73,140	0.83	1.08
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,880	$49,140	$55,470	5.37	1.02
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	1,310	$39,800	$42,240	3.73	2.34
Skincare Specialists	120	$46,270	$48,110	0.35	0.74
Social and Community Service Managers	1,040	$77,500	$83,940	2.98	2.21
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,060	$46,030	$48,780	3.04	1.08
Social Science Research Assistants	30	$58,110	$58,770	0.09	0.47
Social Workers, All Other	30	$112,960	$106,140	0.09	0.23
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$78,450	$80,760	0.14	1.82
Software Developers	1,800	$146,950	$144,360	5.16	0.47
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	220	$107,370	$108,380	0.64	0.53
Special Education Teachers, All Other	60	$83,690	$81,410	0.18	0.81
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	960	$81,330	$80,740	2.74	1.63
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	420	$83,810	$86,370	1.21	1.97
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	50	$84,040	$85,640	0.14	0.76
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	760	$80,270	$82,950	2.16	2.05
Special Effects Artists and Animators	—	$76,970	$86,260	—	—
Speech-Language Pathologists	620	$100,130	$101,250	1.76	1.49
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	50	$78,210	$77,600	0.14	0.77
Statisticians	140	$91,210	$101,520	0.39	2.07
Stockers and Order Fillers	6,360	$37,250	$39,620	18.16	1.00
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	90	$60,050	$60,730	0.25	0.74
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2,460	$57,950	$62,080	7.02	2.22
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	940	$38,460	$40,650	2.69	0.80
Surgeons, All Other	150	$517,150	$401,680	0.44	2.71
Surgical Technologists	210	$77,610	$80,800	0.60	0.80
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	60	$47,710	$54,910	0.16	0.44
Surveyors	80	$84,270	$89,340	0.23	0.72
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	70	$44,050	$43,840	0.20	0.91
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50	$109,420	$102,370	0.15	0.40
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	5,050	$39,240	$42,470	14.43	1.58
Technical Writers	100	$98,020	$103,500	0.27	0.94
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	230	$66,380	$62,920	0.67	0.73
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	110	$102,070	$90,210	0.30	0.48
Tellers	910	$46,440	$45,560	2.59	1.22
Tile and Stone Setters	50	$58,930	$66,220	0.14	0.59
Tool and Die Makers	200	$61,770	$63,700	0.57	1.56
Tour and Travel Guides	100	$35,990	$37,380	0.29	0.86
Training and Development Specialists	970	$72,080	$77,130	2.79	0.95
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	380	$115,180	$125,930	1.07	0.75
Travel Agents	50	$49,980	$51,820	0.15	0.44
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	310	$53,620	$58,970	0.90	2.54
Tutors	580	$46,860	$50,590	1.67	1.48
Upholsterers	40	$45,580	$48,540	0.10	0.80
Urban and Regional Planners	110	$88,300	$90,650	0.32	1.13
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	150	$32,150	$34,320	0.44	0.56
Veterinarians	250	$130,950	$149,050	0.72	1.34
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	270	$43,510	$44,970	0.77	0.95
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	520	$48,180	$50,310	1.49	1.79
Waiters and Waitresses	4,610	$36,840	$42,310	13.17	0.90
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	360	$67,190	$69,410	1.02	1.23
Web and Digital Interface Designers	120	$94,500	$111,850	0.33	0.45
Web Developers	120	$80,840	$92,200	0.35	0.79
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	80	$48,490	$48,310	0.24	0.70
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	330	$60,320	$62,500	0.95	0.36
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$50,760	$49,690	0.18	0.87
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	280	$44,100	$43,360	0.80	2.03
Word Processors and Typists	90	$59,110	$55,980	0.26	1.16
Writers and Authors	80	$80,490	$93,370	0.23	0.74
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	70	$93,930	$93,320	0.20	1.75

Colleges in this area

20 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Alexander Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	39
Anna Maria College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,202
Assumption University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,037
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	64
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District	Public	Less than 2-year	42
Clark University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,925
COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	192
College of the Holy Cross	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,126
Fitchburg State University	Public	4-year or above	5,892
Monty Tech	Public	Less than 2-year	48
Mount Wachusett Community College	Public	2-year	3,694
Nichols College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,392
Quinsigamond Community College	Public	2-year	7,811
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	109
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District	Public	Less than 2-year	40
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	182
Technology Learning Center	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	31
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	Public	4-year or above	1,489
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	7,584
Worcester State University	Public	4-year or above	5,745

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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